The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police had a major success on Friday when it arrested Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist Abdul alias Boro Karim. He was hiding near Suti town of Murshidabad district bordering Bangladesh, the STF which carried out a joint operation with Murshidabad Police said.
Karim was allegedly involved in a 2018 blast at Bodh Gaya in Bihar sources said without ruling out his involvement in the Khagragarh blast at Burdwan district of Bengal too. The Khagragarh blast killing two JMB militants had occurred on October 2, 2014.
The Bodh Gaya blast had taken place near the Mahabodi Temple on January 19, 2018, hours after Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama had left the area.
“He had provided shelter to JMB leaders from Bangladesh, who were directly involved in the Bodh Gaya blast. He was arrested this morning from Suti police station area of Murshidabad district,” a senior officer said adding a number of documents and other things have been recovered from him.
“He is among the top three JMB operatives wanted in India. We have been looking for him for quite some time. He will be produced before a local court today and we will seek his police custody,” an official said adding, the terrorist had earlier given the cops a slip but this time they could manage to arrest him.
